Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than October 14, 2020, for service connection of FSG. The Board found no evidence of a claim or intent to file a claim before that date.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no formal or informal claim filed prior to October 14, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSG)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003592
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